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| Introduction, by G. J. Johnson | [ix.] |
| [PART I.] |
| Old Birmingham, by Sam: Timmins | [1] |
| [PART II.] |
| Modern Birmingham, edited by Sam: Timmins: | |
| Chap. I. Local Governing Bodies, by J. T. Bunce | [13] |
| Chap. II. Education, by Osmund Airy, M.A. | [26] |
| Chap. III. Libraries: Past and Present, by J. D. Mullins | [65] |
| Chap. IV. Literary, Scientific, and Artistic Societies, by Sam: Timmins | [75] |
| Chap. V. Charitable Institutions, by C. E. Mathews | [81] |
| Chap. VI. Ecclesiastical, by G. J. Johnson, with folded Table. | [95] |
| Chap. VII. Art— |
| (a) Architecture, by J. A. Cossins | [118] |
| (b) Painting, by E. R. Taylor | [127] |
| (c) Sculpture, by Whitworth Wallis | [135] |
| (d) Music, by W. Bayley Marshall | [141] |
| Chap. VIII. Manufacturing Industries, by C. J. Woodward, B.Sc. | [150] |
| [See also Appendix, [p. 346].] |
| [PART III.] |
| Geology and Physiography, edited by Prof. C. Lapworth, LL.D., F.G.S.— | |
| Physiography | [213] |
| Geology, illustrated by | [216] |
| Palæozoic Rocks, by Prof. C. Lapworth: | |
| (a) Introduction | [216] |
| (b) Fundamental Rocks | [221] |
| (c) Cambrian Rocks | [224] |
| (d) Silurian Rocks | [227] |
| (e) Carboniferous Rocks | [230] |
| (f) Permian Rocks | [235] |
| Triassic Rocks, by W. J. Harrison, F.G.S. | [237] |
| Liassic and Rhætic, by Rev. P. B. Brodie, M.A. | [244] |
| Glacial and Post-Tertiary Deposits, by H. W. Crosskey, LL.D., F.G.S. | [248] |
| Petrography, by S. Allport, F.G.S. | [254] |
| Mining Statistics of the South Staffordshire Coalfield, by Prof. W. E. Benton, A.R.S.M., F.G.S. | [260] |
| Minerals of Birmingham District, by C. J. Woodward, B.Sc. (see Appendix) | [353] |
| [PART IV.] |
| Zoology, edited by W. R. Hughes, F.L.S.: | |
| Introduction, by W. R. Hughes, F.L.S. | [266] |
| Chap. I. Mammals and Reptiles by E. De Hamel | [269] |
| Chap. II. Birds, by R. W. Chase | [275] |
| Chap. III. Fishes and Mollusca, by G. Sherriff Tye | [285] |
| Chap. IV. Insects, by W. G. Blatch | [293] |
| Chap. V. Microscopic Fauna, by T. Bolton, F.R.M.S. | [305] |
| [PART V.] |
| Botany, edited by Wm. Mathews, M.A.: | |
| Introductory Remarks, by Wm. Mathews, M.A. | [311] |
| Chap. I. The Flowering Plants, Ferns, &c., by J. E. Bagnall, A.L.S. | [316] |
| Chap. II. The Mosses, Hepatics, and Lichens, by J. E. Bagnall, A.L.S. | [331] |
| Chap. III. The Algæ, by A. W. Wills | [335] |
| Chap. IV. The Fungi, by W. B. Grove, B.A. | [339] |
| [APPENDIX.] |
| Chains, Cables, and Anchors, by B. Hingley, M.P. | [346] |
| Die Sinking, by G. Sherriff Tye | [348] |
| Saddlery Trade, by Thos. Middlemore | [348] |
| Botanical Gardens, by Sam: Timmins | [357] |
| Guinea Gardens, by Sam: Timmins | [358] |
| Sunday Lecture Society, by Thos. Rose | [358] |
| Newspapers, by Sam: Timmins | [361] |
| Theatres, by Sam: Timmins | [362] |
| Coventry Industries, by W. G. Fretton, F.S.A. | [366] |